12:11 AM,
Jul. 19, 2013

Michael Johnson prepares for a sit-down interview in 2009 during the HBO series 'Hard Knocks' in Georgetown, Ky.

Written by

Joe Reedy
The Cincinnati Enquirer

With the Cincinnati Bengals set to appear on Hard Knocks this season, NFL Films senior coordinating producer Ross Ketover brought along one piece of hardware from when the team appeared on the series in 2009.

Ketover presented the Bengals and coach Marvin Lewis with the 2009 Sports Emmy for "Outstanding Edited Series" during a press conference Thursday at Paul Brown Stadium previewing this year's series. Ketover said the late Steve Sabol wanted to get back to Cincinnati to present the team with it before he passed away in September because of brain cancer.